Peru — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Peru, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Peru was 72.86% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 79.24% in 2010. The lowest was 58.90% in 1992 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.60% per year.
Peru ranks 23 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Peru sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 4%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 3 of 31 economies; Paraguay (70.25%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 11% in 2020.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 116 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 110th of 187 in 1990 → 58th of 187 in 2000 → 13th of 187 in 2010 → 30th of 187 in 2020 → 22nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 72.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 72.69% | -1.8 pp |
| 2022 | 74.47% | +2.5 pp |
| 2021 | 71.93% | +3.0 pp |
| 2020 | 68.92% | -8.4 pp |
| 2019 | 77.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 77.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 77% | +1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 75.38% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 77.07% | -0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 77.86% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 78.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 78.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 79.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 78.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 78.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 78.23% | +2.1 pp |
| 2006 | 76.14% | +3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 73.11% | +1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 72.07% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 71% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 69.91% | +1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 68.79% | +3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 65.78% | -2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 68.16% | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | 66.85% | +1.2 pp |
| 1997 | 65.69% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 64.32% | +1.4 pp |
| 1995 | 62.92% | +2.1 pp |
| 1994 | 60.78% | +0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 59.84% | +0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 59.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 59.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Peru’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.12% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Peru’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +23.2% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 72.86%; 2024: 72.81%; 2023: 72.69%; 2022: 74.47%; 2021: 71.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.